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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, Day 11: Neeraj Chopra back in lead with 88.88m throw, Jena second in javelin final; Indian men’s hockey team, Saurav Ghosal reach final | Asian-games News

Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Live Updates: The Indian men’s hockey team will try and overcome a tricky South Korean team in the semis.

Asian Games 2023 Live: Neeraj Chopra in action on day 11Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and the men’s hockey team will be in action on Wednesday.

India at Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Live Updates: The Indian men’s hockey team avoided a potential banana peel to defeat South Korea in the semi-final of the men’s hockey event at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Lovlina Borgohain lost in the 75kg final to claim a silver medal on a day when Indian archers Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam beat their South Korean opponents by one-point to clinch their second gold medal in archery. Elsewhere, the Indian duo of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu rallied to enter the final of the mixed double squash event with a 2-1 win over their opponents from Hong Kong. In Wrestling, Sunil Kumar kept India in the hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games by reaching the 87kg bronze play-off.

Neeraj Chopra with a monstrous throw of 88.88m is currently in the lead in the men’s javelin throw event while compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena is second. Meanwhile, plenty of Tokyo Olympics medallists will be in action on Wednesday as India have already gone past their record medals tally.

Vinayakk Mohanarangan along side Amit Kamath will be on the blog today assisted by Rahul Sadhu and Sayak Dutta, with our man on the ground in Hangzhou, Mihir Vasavdasending us updates as well. Also providing her inputs for badminton is Shivani Naik. You can read all of our top stories by clicking on this link.

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How intimidating is it to play Fan Zhendong, the Virat Kohli of table tennis, in China?

South Korea’s Jang Woojin said he was afraid when playing China’s Fan Zhendong in the men’s singles TT semifinal. (PHOTO: Reuters)

Hangzhou: He tries not to show it, but as he lifts the paddle to serve, Jang Woojin’s hands quiver.

It’s the semifinals of the Asian Games. And the match has gone off the script. The South Korean has made the ‘mistake’ of taking a game off Fan Zhendong. The Chinese world number 1 and two-time world champion doesn’t look like he needs outside help. But the crowd has made this personal. (Read more from Mihir Vasavda)

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First published on: 04-10-2023 at 06:07 IST

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